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    Michelle Souza Headshot

    Michelle Souza

    School of Theatre and Dance
    Assistant Professor of Costume Design
    Campus:
    Kent
    Contact Information
    Email:
    msouza@kent.edu

    Biography

    Michelle’s professional design work has been featured at a wide range of nationally- and regionally-recognized theatre throughout the country, including La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, San Diego Repertory Theatre, Summit Performance Indianapolis, Crossroads Repertory Theatre, North Coast Repertory Theatre, Moxie Theatre, and many others.

    Her scholarship has been featured in TheatreForum International Performance Journal, at the Prague Quadrennial, and in the USITT Teaching Archive.

    Michelle’s work can be seen online at msouzadesign.com.

    Education

    B.S., University of Evansville
    M.F.A., University of California, San Diego

    Documents

    PDF icon MICHELLE EDU CV copy.pdf
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